as a virtue that another culture might not. Explain why this could lead to relativism. Be sure to support your answer with quote from the text and/or academic resources. Responds to the question below in approx 100 words. It is important for this question that you first define the key terms here Virtue and Relativism. Define Virtue and Relativism: Relativism is the idea that one’s beliefs and values are understood in terms of one’s society‚ culture‚ or even one’s own individual values. Virtue
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Virtues in Engineering William F. May said of the expert: “He had better be virtuous. Few may be in a position to discredit him. The knowledge explosion is also an ignorance explosion; if knowledge is power‚ then ignorance is powerlessness” (Harris 30). In the context of engineering‚ this places engineers in a very special position. Because of this power‚ which few may ever possess‚ it becomes necessary for engineers to be virtuous or posses certain attributes for the welfare of the public
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Patience is a Virtue Are you an impatience person? A person that complains a lot that all the things you want are done instantly. Or a person that would like to use every second of his/her time wisely. Here explains why patience is a virtue and why we should have patience. The phrase “patience is a virtue” is just a way of expressing the importance of being patient. A virtue is a trait or quality deemed to be morally excellent and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. Patience
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NOVEL: BACK TO THE DREAMTIME Based on the story “Back to the dreamtime” the relationship of two main characters which I choose is Richard and his adoptive brothers‚ Tom. Richard father was an aboriginal descent‚ and he died when Richard was two year old. This proof from page 7‚ said Richard “my father was an aboriginal and he died when I was two year old. They very close relationship because they in same age and Tom are more elder then Richard‚ this can be proof on page 23 from the conversation
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Knowledge is Virtue We define knowledge as the state or fact of knowing‚ familiarity‚ awareness or understanding‚ gained through experience or study and virtue as the moral excellence and righteousness. All of us have knowledge but not all the knowledge we have is the same‚ same with virtue. All of us have virtue but not all is practicing it. All of us have knowledge because it is a gift from God that we can keep and share to others. Through knowledge‚ one is also given the knowledge of understanding
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Essay II Q2. Mill mentions those who object to utilitarianism on the grounds that it holds humanity to an excessively high moral standard. Why might someone make this argument? How does Mill respond to it? What is your view: Are the requirements of utilitarianism excessively demanding? Why or why not? Utilitarianism does not take into account the flaws of human nature and by doing so‚ holds them to a standard that can never be attained by an entire society. People grow and develop over time
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we need virtue‚ both of thought and of character‚ to achieve that completeness leading to happiness. This is the function: activity in the soul in accord with virtue‚ where soul is defined as what is in us that carries out our characteristic activity. Aristotle is right in believing we need virtue. The end of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics Book I introduces the idea that since happiness is “a certain sort of activity of the soul in accord with complete virtue‚ we must examine virtue‚” because
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“Critically evaluate the view that ethics should be more concerned with who you are than what you do.” Virtue Ethics and the view that ethics should be wholly concerned with a person’s attributes based on the holistic theory of Aristotle and his Golden Mean‚ is a newly accepted theory‚ which looks at a person’s virtues and not their actions. It is a view that directly contrasts with the theories of Kant and Bentham‚ which focus on actions as opposed to the actual person making those actions. Although
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Introduction Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion‚ society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. The main philosopher of Virtue Ethics is Aristotle. His theory was originally introduced in ancient Greek times. Aristotle was a great believer in virtues and the meaning of virtue to him meant being able to fulfil one’s functions. Virtue ethics is not so much interested in the question ’What should I do?’ but rather in the
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Class Title Instructor’s Name Due Date The Five Constant Virtues The Chinese have brought the world possibly the most amazing of histories and wealth of culture to be found in the entire history of civilization. The moral code that was developed then to grow and propagate societal progress is still in effect and of massive social significance in today’s Chinese social structure. These precepts are what are known as the Traditional Virtues. They are widely credited in Chinese culture as intrinsic
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